The material that I have named MARWOOLUS was born from my whole identity, in terms of places where I belong to, where I grew up and it reveals my being. Prato a textile industry town and Pietrasanta the town of marble. (text by Marco Guazzini)

Thu 10.3.

Through new, exciting physical objects I want to stimulate and encourage people to return to sitting down during meals. Through my own examinations and by drawing inspiration from other cultures, I want to create a place in the home that is inviting and which offers and reminds you of the meal as a moment unto itself. (text by Kompaniet / Sofia Almqvist)

Tue 21.1.

It was while working on her thesis project that architect Anna Lotova began searching for the light-hearted, hidden humor in every material and medium, says she “I was trying to give space to the natural behavior of materials, while looking for contrasts in shape, color and material.” The result, ‘Oxymoron’, is a desk composed of two alcantara-covered layers of foam placed between plywood sheets forming a “toolbox” to store documents, objects and technical devices.

A2OFFICE architect Alberto Dias Ribeiro has created a coffee table consisting of five distinct parts, four removable and one core component, that can be combined to create a closed cube or multiple variations with voids.

Mon 16.12.

Marc Sadler’s ‘Tron’ table for Italian design brand Capo d’Opera is a tribute to the 1982 cult classic directed by Steven Lisberger, Tron, a science fiction film with avant-garde art direction and a milestone for the massive use of computer graphics in film.

Tue 8.1.

Spectral’s Cockpit is a clever end table range with an integrated docking station for iPhones and iPods on top. Photos, music and videos can now sit directly next to the sofa on a clutter free surface. Three different styles, CP01 with a thin glass top, CP02 with an integrated drawer and CP03 with an enclosure for a subwoofer, have hidden cable runs and a top held in place with magnets that can be rotated in four directions (CP02, CP03).